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To: Gamecock

Go back to med school.

Echo can show an impaired contractility or reduced ejection fraction.
MRI is MUCH more sensitive to inflammation.

Why not let the cardiologists sort this out.


6 posted on 08/17/2020 2:33:12 PM PDT by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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To: Kozak

From Up To Date:
(All contributors for the below are cardiologists)

Cardiac imaging:

•An echocardiogram is performed in all patients with suspected myocarditis to evaluate regional and global ventricular function, valvular function, and other potential causes of cardiac dysfunction.

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Maybe you need to read up a bit.


8 posted on 08/17/2020 3:48:46 PM PDT by Gamecock ("O God, break the teeth in their mouths." - Psalm 58:6)
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